Genuine question.
There are tons of niche subs on Reddit that aren’t on Lemmy or don’t have enough people posting. Lemmy could benefit from bots that automatically post Reddit content. Why is this not a thing?
This was a thing for a short time, most people on lemmy didn’t like it.
It still is a thing, but I just mute those communities. They usually have zero participation by Lemmy anyway.
If I wanted to see Reddit content, I would go to Reddit.
This leaves me going to Reddi for 90% of the content I enjoy. It’s also the main reason why most people still use Reddit and not Lemmy. I don’t see why crossposting would be a problem. Crossposting is being done anyways. Reposting too. Where is the difference?
This is the conundrum for users of Reddit or X. There’s so much content in the mega-sites that ya’ll feel it’s worth supporting some of the worst people who own the worst companies.
“But I can’t find this entertainment elsewhere!” only goes so far when engagement means helping line the pockets of our abusers.
I’m not supporting anyone. I use whatever platform I like. I happen to not like Reddit so I wish to use an alternative. Unfortunately it’s very hard to find an alternative. It would be so easy for Lemmy to become that alternative if there was a couple bots filling in the gaps until there is enough users posting of their own.
Why are you here? Just to make a point? Or aren’t you also here for entertainment?
I’m not supporting anyone I use whatever platform I like
Newsflash: using a platform increases engagement.
What you do is, indeed, up to you. But don’t pretend continuing to use Reddit or birdsite or whatever doesn’t benefit them and proliferate the exact thing you are seeking an alternative for.
You ask if I’m here for entertainment? Yep. Because I don’t value entertainment over supporting someone like Spez and Google AI.
Yet here you are lmao
How do you know I’m not on Reddit for 90% of the time?
you replied instantly
Are you trying to lecture me on what I’m doing? I know very well myself what I’m doing. I’m here for the 5 communities there are and on Reddit for the rest.
Which ones are those 5?
Is there any community you’re looking for? Chances are that there are bots already
There’s literally tons of bots that post Reddit content on Lemmy. To the point that I get extremely annoyed at the vast number of them.
To say nothing all the people who scour Reddit for content to post here.
Fortunately in your user account config you can hide posts and replies made by properly marked bot accounts.
I know a couple. Didn’t know there are that many. Are they marked in some way to recognize they are bots?
There are a couple entire instances that consist of nothing but Reddit cross post communities and there is no interaction. They are almost not even a part of Lemmy proper.
